Spring Meeting Details Announced

The Spring Meeting of the Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council (LVPCC) will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 8:00 am – 11: 30 am. The Best Western (Routes 512 & 22) in Bethlehem will be the host site for this event again. The cost to attend this event is $25/person, including a breakfast buffet. A $5 discount is offered to all LVPCC members with a paid 2009-10 membership.

Join us for Design Strategies that will Maximize the Value of your Mail

• How shape-based rates can affect mailpiece design and postage costs;
• Upcoming regulatory changes that impact mailpiece design;
• Tips & Strategies to better manage postage expenditures and improive speed of delivery for business critical mail

Guest Speaker

• Elizabeth Lombard, CMDSM, CMDSS, EMCM, MQC
  National Manager of Certifications and Postal Carrier
  Pitney Bowes Learning and Pewrformance

Break out Sessions

• Mail Acceptance
• Mail Piece Design and Address Management
• USPS Online Resources

Download Flyer & Registration Form

National PCC Day – September 16, 2009

The Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council (LVPCC) invites you to attend National PCC Day on September 16, 2009. Join us for our “Tour USPS – Virtual and Live” presentation with USPS guide, Joe Zangari, on an informative tour of the USPS RIBBS system, followed by a hosted luncheon during the live broadcast of Postmaster General John Potter’s remarks. A “live” tour of the Lehigh Valley facility will follow, so you can see how mail is actually processed.

Program Highlights

11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Virtual Tour with Joe Zangari

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch and live PSTN broadcast with Postmaster General John Potter

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Live Tour and Q&A

Program Location

Lehigh Valley Post Office
Room #425
17 S. Commerce Way
Lehigh Valley, PA 18002

Spring Meeting 2009 – Highlights

More than 140 members of the greater Lehigh Valley Mailing community were in attendance at our spring meeting held on April 1, 2009.  The session’s opening remarks were given by Bill Raven, Industry Co-Chair for the LVPCC. Our first topic of discussion was an overview of district operations and the current state of the postal service given by Ed Burke, District Manager fo the Central Pennsylvania District (Eastern Region). 

Peter Furka, Business Mailer Support Analyst,  delivered our next presentation on the 2009 Price Changes for Mailing and Shipping Services. He also gave our final general session presentation entitled Industry Changes, What all mailers need to know.

Following our main presentations, attendees were invited to join smaller roundtable discussion groups on Automated Mail, Address Management/Database, Non-Profit and Standard Mail and Package Services. These smaller groups gave our members the opportunity to ask any questions one-on-one with a member of the Postal Service or members of our local PCC. Don’t miss our fall meeting which will be held on October 29, 2009.

Spring Meeting 2009

The LVPCC will hold its Annual Spring Meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center from 8:00 am – 11:30 pm. Find out all the the latest postal news and information.

Program details and highlights

8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast Buffet

8:20 am
Invocation, Frank Godino, LV PCC, 1^st Vice Chair

8:25 am
Opening Remarks, Bill Raven III, LV PCC, Industry Co-Chair

8:35 am
Overview of District Operations
Ed Burke, District Manager, Central PA

8:45 am – 9:25 am
2009 Price Changes, Mailing and Shipping Services
Peter Furka, Business Mailer Support Analyst

9:25 am – 9:40 am
15 minute break

9:40 am – 10:20 am
Industry Changes, What all mailers need to know?
IMB, Move Update, Tabbing, Flats Addressing,
Peter Furka, Business Mailer Support Analyst

Immediately Following Sessions:

Roundtable Discussion – This is an opportunity for you to participate in a group discussion regarding the topics presented. Please refer to the map enclosed for topic location after the presentation.

Fall Meeting 2007

Our Fall Meeting “Facing the Challenges of Today’s Mailing Industry” was held on October 31, 2007 at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center. Our speakers included Ashley Lyons (USPS Manager Corporate Financial Planning), Sarah Stubbs (USPS Manager, Marketing from Central PA Performance Cluster), Rick McConville (USPS Program Manager, National Customer Support Center), Howard Sharf (Assistant General Manager, Ticketing for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs) and Brian Kelso (Acting Plant Manager, Lehigh Valley P&DC).

• “The Postal Service Today, Regulatory and Financial Perspective”
presented by Ashley Lyons
• “Addressing and Your Bottom Line”
presented by Rick McConville
• “How Your Mail is Processed at Lehigh Valley P&DC”
presented by Brian Kelso